Contact details
Westminster
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 4530
Fax: 020 7219 2696
dobbinj@parliament.uk
Constituency
45 York Street, Heywood, OL10 4NN
Tel: 01706 361135
Fax: 01706 625703
lambertc@parliament.uk
Biography
Electoral history
Contested Bury North 1992 general election. Member for Heywood and Middleton 1997-2010, for Heywood and Middleton (revised boundary) since 6 May 2010 general election
Party groups
Chair, Rochdale District Labour Party 1980-81:
Executive Member, Rochdale Constituency Labour Party 1986-87
Select committees
Member: European Scrutiny 1998-,
Joint Committee on Consolidation, Etc, Bills 2001-,
Communities and Local Government 2007-09,
Chairmen's Panel/Panel of Chairs 2010-,
Transport 2010-
Councils, public bodies
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council:
Councillor 1983-92, 1994-97,
Chairman of Housing 1986-90,
Leader of Labour Group 1994-96,
Council Leader 1996-97
International bodies
Substitute member, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe 2010-
Political interests
Local and regional government, health, housing, transport, small businesses, life issues, involuntary tranquiliser addiction
Countries of interest
Africa, America (North and South), Spain
General Election 2010 - Heywood and Middleton
| Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Dobbin, Jim |
Lab/Co-op |
18499 |
40% |
| Holly, Michael |
Con |
12528 |
27.09% |
| Hobhouse, Wera |
Lib Dem |
10474 |
22.65% |
| Greenwood, Peter |
BNP |
3239 |
7.01% |
| Cecil, Victoria |
UKIP |
1215 |
2.63% |
| Lee, Chrissy |
Ind |
170 |
0.37% |
| Result |
Lab/Co-op Hold (6.83% from Lab/Co-op to Con) |